Special Olympics FL Healthy Community
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Organização/Local de trabalho
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area United States
Cargo
Healthy Community
Setor
Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals
Sobre
Good health is necessary for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability to secure the freedom to work, learn, and engage in their families and communities. The United States Surgeon General stated, “Individuals with a developmental disability are more likely to receive inappropriate and inadequate treatment, or be denied health care altogether. Children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities receive fewer routine health examinations, fewer immunizations, less mental health care, less prophylactic oral health care, and fewer opportunities for physical exercise and athletic achievement than do other Americans. Those with communication difficulties are especially...